bomba.
bomb (explosive device)
Meaning & usage
bomb (explosive device)
bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)
the bomb (a success; something excellent)
trash (something worthless or of poor quality)
steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance)
strong shot
ellipsis of bomba de chocolate (“éclair”)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusder. Italian bombabor. Portuguese bomba Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”). Etymology 1, noun sense 3 is a semantic loan from English, which explains the apparent discrepancy with etymology 1, noun sense 4. Doublet of bombo.
pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
pump (device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold)
bombilla (a straw, often made of metal, ending in a filter and used for drinking maté/chimarrão)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusder. Italian bombabor.? Middle French pompe French pompebor.? Portuguese bomba Uncertain. Sources are divided in considering it either a derivation from etymology 1 — although neither Italian bomba or Latin bombus carry this sense — or a borrowing from French pompe, which was then reshaped by analogy.
inflection of bombar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of bombar: second-person singular imperative
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